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The Florists^ Review 



May 20, 1920. 



will proceed by automobile to the De- 

 partment of Agriculture to pick up any 

 others who may have registered at the 

 department 's main building. The party 

 will then proceed to the garden for an 

 inspection, two hours being allowed for 

 this. There will be no speeches at the 

 garden, these being reserved for the 

 banquet, which will follow later. At 12 

 o 'clock the party will be taken to Twin 

 Oaks, where, as in former years, an en- 



joyable time will be spent, .two hours 

 being allowed. The banquet will follow 

 and at this function certain prominent 

 members will uphold the oratorical tra- 

 ditions of the society. The report of 

 the judges will be presented at the ban- 

 quet. At 4 o'clock the party will be 

 conducted to the site of the show gar- 

 den, which will be dedicated with ap- 

 propriate speeches. Those in charge 

 have prepared a program well provided 



with entertainment and it behooves the 

 members of the American Eose Society 

 to encourage those in charge of our na- 

 tional rose garden by attending the 

 meeting. There is going to be a larger 

 attendance than in any previous year 

 in history. Are you going to attend the 

 banner meeting and partake of the joys 

 and pleasures of this feast of roses? 

 A. C. Beal, Chairman, 

 Central Test Garden Committeo. 



ST. LOUIS SPRING SHOW 



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ST. LOUIS TI/yWER SHOW. 



Held at Botanical Garden. 



The first annual flower show given by 

 the Garden Club of St. Louis opened in 

 the floral display house at the Missouri 

 Botanical Garden May 15 and closed 

 May 16; it was a large success in at- 

 tendance and exhibits. The admission 

 was free to the public and from the 

 opening to the close the big display 

 house was taxed to capacity. 



The amateur section in the perennials, 

 annuals, house plants and vegetables 

 was surprisingly large, with all sections 

 well filled. 



Schedule B was for commercial grow- 

 ers and retailers; the classes for the 

 latter were noncompetitive. The en- 

 tries were not so large as those of the 

 plant and cut flower exhibitors. The 

 latter section was open to any grower 

 within twenty-five miles of St. Louis. 



Retailers' Exhibits. 



In the retail exhibit, that of the Mul- 

 lanphy Florists was voted the largest 

 and best display. It consisted of large 

 vases, baskets and cut flowers. The 

 stock nsed was of the best quality and 

 drew many compliments from the vis- 

 itors and the trade. The display was 

 in charge of Nat Kingsley and Arthur 

 Ellison. 



A table decoration by Fred H. Weber 

 elicited many favorable comments. So 

 did the one exhibited by Windier 's 

 Flowers. 



Grinun & Gorly showed a large floral 

 design of flowers and fruit and a bou- 

 quet for a tin wedding. 



The Blossom Shop exhibited a bride's 

 bouquet of valley with shower effect, 

 which was highly commended, and that 

 of C. Young & Sons Co. also had many 

 admirers. 



Joseph Witek showed two splendid 

 baskets of choice cut stock and fine 

 workmanship. 



Miss M. Carroll and Charles Meur also 

 exhibited excellent filled baskets. 



Window boxes and Jianging baskets 

 exhibited by W. H. Kruse, C. Young & 

 Sons Co., the Bourdet Floral Co. and 

 the Mullanphy Florists were excellent 

 in the arrangement and selection of 

 plants. 



Blooming Plants. 



In section B, which included blooming 

 plants of commercial growers, the en- 

 tries were small, notwithstanding the 

 good money prizes. John Steidle took 

 first prize on twelve plants of Begonia 

 Chatelaine. Philip Goebel, Jr., was first 

 on twelve plants of callas in blocm. 

 Frank Fillmore was the most successful 

 exhibitor, witk eleven firsts on the fol- 



lowing: Twelve plants of geraniums, 

 twelve plants of fuchsias, twelve 

 plants of heliotropes, twelve plants 

 of pelargoniums, specimen plant of 

 marguerite, specimen plant of be- 

 gonia, specimen plant of fuchsia, speci- 

 men plant of dracaena, six plants of cal- 

 ceolarias, best collection of coleus, and 

 the special prize of the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club for the best and largest col- 

 lection of potted plants. 



In section C, W. H. Kruse was first on 

 the following: Twelve palms, specimen 

 7alm, twelve Boston ferns and specimen 

 Boston fern. The Bourdet Floral Co. 

 was second on specimen Boston fern. 



Cut Flower Prize-Winners. 



Sections D to K were for cut flowers. 

 The prize-winners were as follows: 



CARNATIONS. 



Fifty \vhlte — Pierrp Schneider, first, with 

 White Enchantress: W. A. Rowe Floral Co., 

 second, with White Enchantress. 



Fifty light pink— Pierre Schneider, first with 

 Laddie; John Steidle, second, with Enchantress. 



Fifty dark pink— John Steidle, first, with a 

 new seedling: Pierre Schneider, second, with 

 Mrs. O. W. Ward. 



Fifty red— PhlHp Goebel, Jr., first, with Ne- 

 braska. 



One hundred of an.v one yariety — W. A. Rowe 

 Co., first, with Nebraska. 



Largest and best collection of cut carnations — 

 W. A. Rowe Floral Co., special prize of the St. 

 Lonls Florists' Club. 



ROSES. 



Fifty white — Woodlawn Gardens, Edwardsville. 

 III., first, with White Killamey. 



Fifty light pink — Woodlawn Gardens, first, 

 with Columbia: J. F. Ammann Co., Edwardsville, 

 111., second, with Ophelia. 



Fifty dark pink — Woodlawn Gardens, first, 

 with Premier; J. F. Ammann Co., second, with 

 Russell. 



Fifty yellow — J. F. Ammann Co., first, with 

 Aaron Ward; Woodlawn Gardens, second, with 

 Sunburst. 



One hundred of any one Tarlety — J. /. Am- 

 mann Co., first, with Columbia. 



Largest and best collection of cut roses — 

 Woodlawn Gardens, special prize of the St. Louis 

 Florists' Club. 



SWEET PEAS. 



One hundred white — Sol Hauck, first; W. A. 

 Rowe Floral Co.. second. 



One hundred light pink — Sol Hauck, first; Jo- 

 seph Hauser, second. 



One hundred dark pink — W. A. Rowe Floral 

 Co., first; Joseph Hauser. second. 



One hundred red — Joseph Hauser, first. 



One hundred light lavender — Joseph Hauser, 

 first; W. A. Rowe Floral Co., second. 



One hundred dark lavender — W. A. Rowe Flo- 

 ral Co.. first; Sol Hauck. second. 



One hundred of any other color — W. A. Rowe 

 Floral Co., first. 



Largest and best exhibit of sweet peas — W. A. 

 Rowe Floral Co., special prize of the St. Louis 

 Seed Co. 



SNAPDRAGONS. 



Twelve white — Henry Rohrbach, first; W. A. 

 Rowe Floral Co.. second. 



Twelve pink— W. A. Rowe Floral Co., first. 



Twelve of any other color — Henry Rohrbach, 

 first. 



CALENDULAS. 



Twelve — W. A. Rowe Floral Co., first. 

 GLADIOLI. 



Twenty-five white — W. A. Rowe Floral Co., 

 first, with Chicago White; Oscar May, second, 

 with Chicago White. 



Twenty-five light pink — W. A. Rowe Floral 

 Co., first, with Loveliness; Oscar May, second, 

 wItk America. 



Twenty-five dark pink — W. A. Rowe Floral 

 Co., first, with Mrs. F. Pendleton; Philip Gee- 

 bel, Jr., second, with Mrs. F. Pendleton. 



One hundred of four or more varieties — W, A 

 Rowe Floral Co., first. 



Largest and best exhibit of gladioli — W. A 

 Rowe Floral Co., special prize of the St. Louis 

 Seed Co. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Twenty-five mignonette — W. A. Rowe Floral 

 Co., first. 



Twenty-five stocks, white — W. A. Rowe Flo- 

 ral Co., first. 



Twenty-five stocks, pink — W. A. Rowe Floral 

 Co., first. 



Largest and best collection of any other cut 

 fiowers — W. A. Rowe Floral Co., special prize 

 of St. Louis Seed Co. 



Next Year to Be Better Still. 



The judges for the exhibition as a 

 whole were as follows: 



Commercial growers' exhibits — F. J. 

 Fillmore, F. H. Weber and W. J. 

 Pilcher. 



Vegetables and fruits — H. C. Irish 

 and A. H. Hummert. 



Amateur exhibits — G. H. Pring, L. P. 

 Jensen and Jules Bourdet. 



At the close of the show the manage- 

 ment of the exhibition and the officers 

 of the Missouri Botanical Garden ex- 

 pressed great satisfaction at the result 

 of their first attempt and a vote of 

 thanks was extended to all who took 

 part and helped to make this show the 

 success that it was. It was promised 

 that next year even greater efforts 

 would be made to encourage the re- 

 tailer and the commercial grower. 



J. J. B. 



MISSOUBI FLORISTS ELECT. 



Hold Annual Session. 



The Missouri State Florists ' A.s80- 

 ciation held its annual meeting May 

 15 in the lecture room at the Missouri 

 Botanical Garden, with an attendance 

 of twenty-five, all local members ex- 

 cept L. H. Archias, Sedalia, Mo., sec- 

 retary, and P. A. Manson and H. C. 

 Eiker, of Pleasant Hill, Mo. 



In the absence of President G. A. 

 Kaupp, of Nevada, Mo., Frank A. Wind- 

 ier, vice-president, presided over the 

 meeting. 



Secretary Archias stated that thir 

 was the first meeting of the association 

 since it was organized July 3, 1916, and 

 that this meeting was called to revive 

 interest in the association, which could 

 be accomplished with work by the 

 members in all parts of the state ^ 

 they would only put their shoulders to 

 the wheel. 



J. F. Ammann, who was the wcretary 

 of the Illinois State Florists' Associa- 

 tion for a number of years, was presont 

 and made an interesting talk, giving 

 sound advice on inside work which h^^ 



